The University of Milan is a public teaching and research university, the only Italian among the 21 prestigious members of LERU (League of European Research Universities), and an internationally highly ranked university. With a teaching staff of about 2,200 tenured professors and with 65,000 students the University of Milan is the largest university in Lombardy, one of the most dynamic and internationally-oriented EU regions and leader in the Italian economy.

The University of Milan’s eight Faculties and two Schools offer a number of study programmes, which can be grouped into the university’s three macro-disciplinary areas: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law; Medicine and Healthcare; and Natural Sciences.

The broad range of subjects taught, which currently consists of 70 Undergraduate programs, 57 Masters programs, 9 Single-cycle programs, 21 Doctoral Schools,71 Postgraduate schools of professional specialization, and several Advanced Vocational programs, attracts students from Italy and the whole world. The University’s research and teaching activities have developed over the years and have received important international recognitions. The position of the University of Milan in the major international rankings based on scientific performance and quality is as follows:

Ranking

Italy

World

Taiwan Ranking – HEEACT (2012)

1

97

Times Higher Education– THE (2012)

2

264

Shanghai Ranking– ARWU (2011)

3

151-200

QS World University Ranking – (2011)

4

256

Leiden Ranking– CWTS (2011-12)

1

58

Located in one of the most industrialized geographical areas in Europe at the crossroads of East-West and North-South economic development, the University of Milan operates in a strongly business-oriented environment covering both domestic and foreign markets and where the progress of knowledge goes hand-in-hand with the transfer of results to the industry world. The University’s main campus is located in a 15th century monumental complex in the heart of Milan, a city with countless artistic points of interest in the north of Italy, known throughout the world for fashion, design, publishing, theatre, music, sports, food and its international trade fairs, like the forthcoming Expo 2015.